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The Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP

The Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP

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3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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How much time do we have left, Mr. Speaker?
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, the three months that I was r eferring to refers to if someone is here on a work per-mit, coming on a work permit, and requires getting certification. And the reason I ask that question, Mr. Speaker, is, as the Minister would know because she did quote the National Occupational Certification Act, but it does …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Keeping in the football theme, I would like for the entire House to send congratulations to Mr. Zeiko Lewis, who was drafted by the MLS team, the New York Red Bulls. Now, I have known Zeiko since he was practically a baby. His father and I have been friends since he was born. And I have …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: —this Gover nment.
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. I would say the Honourable Mem ber is misleading this House. Unless she can produce proof of robocalls and e-mails, she should withdraw those comments.
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Constituency 13. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have heard several speakers from . . . well, we have only heard two from the Government so far. And, Mr. Speaker, judging by what we have heard from the Government, there should be absolutely no reason why the people of Bermuda should not be at home right now who are …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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But, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I will go back to a statement I made when I sat in another place. And it was said in May 2014. Mr. Speaker, I said the people of this country need repr esentation that they can trust. The OBA ha ve done more damage to this perception in their 18 months of power than …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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—is weak leadership! The Leader of the One Bermuda Alliance is weak. Very weak. He has lost three by -elections. He cannot even get a referendum right. He cannot even get a referendum right , and today when asked very simple ques tions, all he did was avoid. Avoid, avoid, avoid. He did not deny ; he just avoided. I …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I also want to take this time to thank the Minister for the Statement, which actually has revealed quite a bit of information that we have been seeking, I hav e been seeking, over the last few weeks. Mr. Speaker, m y question to the Minister is, judging from the Statement, would the Minister agree …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, question to the Minister: It has now been exactly two years since landscape gardeners were added as a N ational Cert ification [category], with September of last year being the deadline for them to be certified. I see in the Statement that —
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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It is a supplementary because it talks about the process. I spoke on the process of the certification and why it was not, in the first question.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Okay. All right.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Okay. I will ask the second question. Continuing on, seeing in the Statement that there is a commitment to have all those who possess work permits complete the National Certification proc-ess by September 2016, what happens if someone does not manage to pass the certification and they are here on a work permit?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister now agree that, since t oday is the last sitting until September, that we will now be well into two- plus years waiting for this National Plan. And when we come back in September . . . the question is, why is it taking so long for us to get this National Plan?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, it falls under the same. We are talking about the National Training Plan. And the Minister has stated that she does not want to di scuss it until it is tabled here.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Why is it taking so long?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Once again, I want to commend the Minister and the department for the contents of this Statement. On page 5, Mr. Speaker, it states, “The scholarship awards are granted on the basis that the edu-cational programs do not exceed 4 years.” My question to the Minister is, How many students directly out of high school are …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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If you will allow me just a clarification of why I asked that question?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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A supplementary.